| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Traded as | FWB: EBK |
| Industry | Electric utilities |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Revenue | € 13,219 billion (2009)[1] |
| Website | www.enbw.com |
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, or simply EnBW, is a publicly traded electric utilities company headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany.
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On 1 January 1997, EnBW was formed from the merger of two utilities companies from Baden-Württemberg, Badenwerk AG and Energieversorgung Schwaben AG (EVS). On 16 July 1999 two subsidiaries of the former EVS decided to retroactively merge into EnBW Ostwuerttemberg DonauRies AG (ODR). On 1 October 2003 the merger of EnBW with Neckarwerke Stuttgart AG took place.
EnBW was the main sponsor of football-clubs VfB Stuttgart (2005-2010) and Karlsruher SC. Currently it is sponsor of both clubs on a lower level. EnBW is also name- and main sponsor of Volleyball-Bundesliga-club EnBW TV Rottenburg and Beko Basketball-Bundesliga-club EnBW Ludwigsburg and main sponsor of Toyota Handball Bundesliga-club Frisch Auf Göppingen.
The two principal shareholders of EnBW are Électricité de France (EDF), with a 45% share and Oberschwäbischen Elektrizitätswerke (OEW), with a 45% share. In accordance with a closed consortium agreement between EdF and OEW, EdF will take over the supervision over EnBW until 2012. Furthermore, the two shareholders agreed to keep the share ratios as they are and to vote in mutual agreement on important decisions.
About 5.4 million customers make EnBW the third-largest utilities company in Germany. With just under 24,600 employees an annual turnover of approximately 10.6 billion euro was generated in 2003. After the first mid-year 2004 19,500 coworkers remained generating a turnover of approximately €5.8 billion.
| year | Production (TWh) | Emission (Gt CO2) | kg CO2/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 65 | 16.8 | 488 |
| 2003 | 75 | 20.9 | 277 |
| 2004 | 73 | 19.2 | 263 |
| 2005 | 74 | 17.8 | 242 |
| 2006 | 75 | 18.1 | 241 |
| 2007 | 74 | 17.7 | 241 |
| 2008 | 67 | 17.0 | 254 |
| 2009 | 66 | 15.9 | 241 |
A further special feature is, that on many powerlines of EnBW, which were built by former EVS before 1985 the aerial cable for telecommunication is installed like a garland on the ground conductor or an auxiliary rope.